Will the GT500 ever come in automatic? I would like to buy one but it seems they won't make it in automatic and Saleen is the only that will.

 

Why would you want automatic 500 hp car?

 

I think the poster is a girl.

 

I knew I was going to get flamed but had to asked.

Never driven stickshift :-(

 

It's not all that hard to learn. Find a friend willing to let you use the car to get the basics down. Then when you get yours, take it to a parking lot, or a parking garage with a slope. Practice it on the flat spots and slopes to figure out how the clutch engages and where.

If you have the car stopped and in first gear on flat ground, you can just slowly let the clutch out and the car will start inching forward, just like an automatic with the brakes off. From there you can learn when to give it gas to go quicker.

After a week or two of driving around with a stick, it becomes pretty natural. You will stall it from time to time, but thats no big deal. Nothing to be intimidated about, and once you learn, you will see how much more control you have over the car.

 

I know exactly what you mean. Not offering such a great car with an auto transmission alienates certain diehard fans that otherwise would purchase the car.

 

Ford does not have in its arsenal a slushbox that will both fit the S197 body and hold up to 500+ ftlbs torque. The 6060 6 speed is a VERY tight fit as it is.

 

First I got to find the friend that has a stickshift. lol Everyone around here drive auto. I might take a class to learn just to get that car!

 

DITTO!

 

How come they made it auto for Hertz?

 

That's Shelby Autos' creation not SVT's. Perhaps an alternative might be the auto Z06.

 

HERTZ SHELBY is just a normal gt plus upgrades... nothing much...
GT 500 is a total different car...

 

For that. Each of my cars are stick, once drove Auto, and hope to never have to go back.

 

Like riding a bike, once you get the hang of it, you will do it without thought.

Getting intimidated by the car is the worst thing to do. A common conception upon first learning.

Be with the car and listen to the car. She will tell you by response what is good to do and what is not. I drive by feel and engine sound. When using guages, I get messed up. After a time, it becomes easier to drive all other stick shift cars, even though they all vary by maker and model.

 

Agreed. I learned manual transmission on a motorcycle, and there it is much easier to shift based on engine sound then it is to watch the tach. I find that carried over for me to the mustang. Kinda proved that when I was on a cruise locally and stalled out because I heard the stang in front of me rev instead of mine.

 

What's difficult is when a big Diesel F350 Dually pulls up right next to me at a light. I cannot hear my car! Then it's by feel alone!

Talk about being a creature of habit. I ALWAYS - I mean always, back into a parking space. The Roush rear fascias will not even clear the curbs if the tires hit it. So, one day in the work garage, i decide to do the "pull through" thing. Upon doing so and realising i went just a little too far back - then decide to just pull a bit more forward and stalled her. I could not believe it! Flat ground. Thinking about it after was funny and having considered where i went wrong. Just the different approach, is what messed me up. So, now i do things various ways instead of the same methodology all the time and it helps keep me sharp. That's one of the cool things about a stick shift car.

 

You can buy a Z06 with an automatic transmission?

 

Yes.
All diecasts are automatic.

 

hmmm...i don't know....
i can't drive stick either, but if i were planning on getting a gt500 i would definitely take the time to learn.

i think a car that only comes in stick means something. and having an auto version would kinda of miss the point...

 

my friend taught me when i was 18 four yrs later I think I am pretty good, and have to teach the fiancee' but not on the stang and my friend got rid of the pos neon for an suv